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The money seized by Border Force officers Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport.
The money seized by Border Force officers Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport.Border Force UK
The money seized by Border Force officers Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport.
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A British woman was arrested at a London airport with millions in cash rolled up in her suitcases — the largest single money seizure this year, authorities said.

The cash — nearly $2.5 million in neat rolls of British pounds — was scattered over five suitcases as Tara Hanlon, 30, checked in for a flight to Dubai at Heathrow Airport, according to a report in the Sun newspaper.

Hanlon was charged with money laundering.

“This is the largest individual cash seizure at the border so far in 2020 and I am delighted with the efforts of Border Force officers,” said Chris Philip, minister for immigration compliance and the courts. “Preventing the export of undeclared cash from the UK is a vital step in clamping down on organized criminal gangs.”

A 28-year-old woman was arrested at the same time and released under investigation, the newspaper reported.

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